Aired (December 17, 2023): Join Doc Ferds Recio as he explores the impact of fishing on the marine ecosystem. Watch this video.
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00:00 Once the sun rises, they will start to discard their lives under the sea.
00:06 The Christmas tree worms will gather their food.
00:15 You can imagine that the sea is full of Christmas colors all year round.
00:29 Their neighbor, clownfish, is guarding their house in case someone trespasses.
00:36 Life under the sea is really colorful.
00:44 So every time we dive, we can see the small fish.
00:49 Clownfish, lionfish, they emit a certain kind of feeling of happiness.
00:56 Because you can see the different colors that they project.
01:00 Until one day, something very special happened to them.
01:11 They were all caught and put in a container.
01:36 The fisherman, Bads, has been catching reef fish for more than 10 years to feed his family.
01:42 Each fish has a different price.
01:51 After more than an hour, he caught a fish.
02:03 He is now able to sell it for 50 pesos.
02:05 But the fishermen will not eat it, but will take care of it.
02:17 I caught four of these.
02:21 I caught one more.
02:25 I was 15 years old when I started fishing.
02:28 I was still a kid.
02:30 I didn't know how to fish until I learned how to catch fish.
02:36 I learned how to catch fish.
02:38 I haven't been able to find a fish until now.
02:40 After being caught, he sells it to his neighbor, the fisherman.
02:50 After being caught, he sells it to his neighbor, the fisherman.
02:55 They bring the fish to Manila to sell as aquarium fish.
03:09 They export it to China, Hong Kong, Brunei, the US.
03:15 Many countries are importing it.
03:18 Jonathan says that he sells reef fish because of people who love to fish.
03:23 He also has a permit to sell and catch reef fish.
03:29 The Philippines is one of the exporters of aquarium fish to the world.
03:34 Its demand is also increasing, especially in other countries, such as America and Europe.
03:44 The aquarium fishing income in the world is more than 300 million dollars, according to the UN Environment Program.
03:50 That's equivalent to 10 million individual fish.
03:55 Because the aquarium fishing income is high, experts are worried about it.
04:01 If the reef fish are lost, the balance of the marine ecosystem will be damaged.
04:11 If the collection is not sustainable,
04:14 because if we look at the reef species, we call them reef indicators
04:20 because they indicate the status of our fish.
04:24 In fact, not everyone can see the beauty of the underwater world.
04:29 Through aquarium fishing, we can have a first glimpse of the beauty of the ocean.
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04:45 Aside from aquarium fishing, there are also big threats of illegal and overfishing.
04:50 What can I learn from this?
04:56 Every time, it should always be like that.
04:59 Yes, the entertainment value is there,
05:03 but we should also always look for the educational side of things when we see it.
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